“Texas Hold ’Em” became the first Black woman’s solo country number-one hit on the Billboard Hot 100.
Beyoncé released “Texas Hold ’Em” as one of two singles from her 2024 album Cowboy Carter. The song arrived unexpectedly on February 11, 2024, during the Super Bowl broadcast, alongside “16 Carriages.” Its title refers to Texas hold ’em, a widely played form of poker, while the track uses country, folk, and pop elements.
The song topped the Billboard Hot 100 and also reached number one on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart. Billboard reported that Beyoncé became the first Black woman to lead the Hot Country Songs chart. As a solo artist, she also became the first Black woman to top the Hot 100 with a country song.
The record is sometimes confused with “Daddy Lessons,” which brought Beyoncé into a country-influenced conversation in 2016 but did not achieve this chart milestone. “Texas Hold ’Em” is the specific song connected to the 2024 record.